Solution Architect - Banking Products & Enterprise Integration

Key Responsibilities

• Define end-to-end architecture for banking product platforms supporting payments, deposits, lending, treasury, and customer servicing.
• Design highly available, fault-tolerant, and scalable solutions using Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices architecture.
• Lead modernization initiatives from monolithic applications to cloud-ready and API-driven architectures.
• Architect enterprise integration solutions using Apache Camel, IBM MQ, Kafka, and REST APIs.
• Design event-driven architectures supporting real-time banking transactions and processing.
• Define resiliency frameworks using Resilience4j to ensure uninterrupted banking services.
• Establish architecture standards, development guidelines, and governance practices.
• Drive API strategy and integration frameworks for internal and external banking systems.
• Collaborate with Product Management, Business Analysts, Security Teams, and Client Banks.
• Conduct architecture reviews, production readiness reviews, and performance assessments.
• Ensure compliance with banking security standards, audit requirements, and regulatory expectations.
• Mentor architects and engineering teams on modern architecture patterns and best practices.

Required Technical Skills

Core Technologies

• Java 8/11/17+
• Spring Framework
• Spring Boot
• Spring Batch
• Spring Cloud
• RESTful API Design
• Microservices Architecture

Integration & Messaging

• IBM MQ
• Apache Kafka
• Apache Camel
• Enterprise Integration Patterns
• Event-Driven Architecture

Reliability & Scalability

• Resilience4j
• Circuit Breaker Pattern
• Retry and Fallback Mechanisms
• Distributed System Design

Quality & Governance

• SonarQube
• JUnit
• Code Quality Governance
• Architecture Review Processes
• Performance Optimization

Performance & Testing

• JMeter
• Capacity Planning
• Performance Benchmarking
• Transaction Throughput Optimization

Additional Skills

• Orchestration Frameworks
• Basic Control-M
• Basic Shell Scripting
• CI/CD Practices

Banking Domain Experience

• Added advantage if Temenos TAP product knowledge

Leadership Expectations

• Lead architecture strategy for banking products.
• Provide technical governance across multiple programs.
• Drive product innovation and modernization.
• Act as a trusted advisor for client banks and internal stakeholders.